OSHA investigators arrived in Miamisburg, OH on Wednesday, March 15th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Gayston Corporation which had occured on Tuesday, March 7th 2017. A 60 year old Quality Assurance Inspector had been injured when the employee's finger was amputated during use of milling machine
Accident Date2017-03-07
Accident DegreeNon Hospitalized injury
NarrativeAt 7:45 a.m. on March 7, 2017, an employee was operating a milling machine to place holes in a part. As he held the part in place with his left hand and pressed down with the spindle of the machine, the glove on his left hand became caught. His left thumb was pulled beneath the spindle and amputated its tip. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for his injury.